Saudis delay jobless figures again, raising doubt about pledge to youth January 22, 2021 at 2:42 pm | Published in: Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia Young Saudis gather at the Riyadh Season Boulevard in the Saudi capital on 31 January 2020 [FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images] January 22, 2021 at 2:42 pm Saudi Arabia has delayed the publication of highly sensitive unemployment data for the fourth time, raising questions about Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's modernisation plan which pledged to create more jobs for millions of unemployed young people. The Kingdom's labour market report for the third quarter of 2020 was meant to be published in late December, but was rescheduled several times before officials simply removed the release date from the Saudi Statistics Authority website. The authority is said to need more time "due to the importance of the target period."